Joey Mendez Soc 122

Joey Mendez

May 14th 2018

Social Movements

Movie Tactic

I really enjoyed setting up an event to play a movie on our social movement. The movie we played was called "13th". It showed how blacks were being treated unconstitutionally. It also talked about how there is now more Blacks in prison being "watched" over then there were ever enslaved. Minorities were being imprisoned at much larger rates than ever before. The movie talked about how they got their 13th amendment taken away from them and that isn't right at all. I thought showing this movie was perfect for our group because it showed everything we were trying to express. We didn't have the outcome we expected to have because only a couple person showed up to watch the movie. If I was to do this event again in the future I would make tons of flyers and post them all around campus so tons of people see it hoping that they would show up and spread the word to others. I would have also held it at a later time of day because I feel that more people would have been able to show up. We lacked planning just a little bit because we didn't really prepare for the event that well. We posted flyers but not enough I feel. But I do believe the event went very well, but it could have went a lot better with better planning and communication. The best thing about holding the movie was the conversation everyone had after it. It opened a conversation between everyone and allowed people to express how they feel about race and its relation to the justice system. This was an important moment because it showed that our group impacted and moved people. We made them feel comfortable enough to express their feelings and ever share their own personal experiences. I would love to be involved with something like this in the future. I really how the event made everyone felt comfortable enough to express the feelings the had and tell everyone how they felt.